Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Introvert Shocker

You and nine people are in an elevator. How many of them are introverts? One? Two...and a half?

Would you believe five or six? Apparently the statistics we've all been fed are shockingly out of date. The truth is, almost fifty-one percent of the US population is introverted.

Well, okay, but that fifty-one percent is hiding in corners, right?

Um, no. In this USA Today article from 2006, 4/10 top execs are introverts. Remember, introverts aren't antisocial but simply need thinking space.

Speaking of thinking space, check out this 2012 NY Times article on a new rapidly scarce-ifying resource--not oil, not water, but uninterrupted think time!

3 comments:

  1. I thought I'd make a witty comment, but I find I am too introverted to post it. Just know it was really really funny. ;p

    Have any thoughts on attending any conferences this year or next?

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    1. ROFL! I wonder if there are any introvert joke sites...oh of course there are. 3 million Goohits.

      I'll be at the WisRWA conference in June, thanks for asking! As soon as I get a release date for Biting Oz ebook I'm writing those bookstores to set up a signing. I've heard RT is going to be in Kansas City in 2013, and RWA is in Atlanta. I'd love to go to San Diego Comic Con some year...

      You?

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  2. Money is tight this year, but I am doing a one day fly by of RT next month in Chicago. I am looking ahead to 2013 after that. Let me know about the signing! I'll be there to stalk...er...cheer you on. :)

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